African Cup of Nations qualification 2021

Cape Verde 3–1 Cameroon

Friday 26 Mar 2021 · Praia, Cape Verde

Cape Verde3–1Cameroon

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Kunde Kuca Bagnack Mendes

14′0–1Pierre Kunde Cameroon
24′1–1Kuca Cape Verde
59′2–1Frank Bagnack Cape Verde · own goal
69′3–1Ryan Mendes Cape Verde

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Cape Verde

1VozinhaGK
2StopiraDF ↓90′
5Steven PereiraDF
7Steeve FurtadoDF
16Dylan TavaresDF
6Marco SoaresMF ↓90′
11Patrick AndradeMF ↓71′
13KucaMF●
14Pico LopesMF
18Lisandro SemedoMF ↓80′
20Ryan MendesFW● ↓90′

Came on

8Hélder↑71′
19Patrick↑80′
25Vasco Lopes↑90′
17Gilson Benchimol↑90′
3Diney Borges↑90′

Cameroon

Came on

7Clinton N'Jie↑64′
18Martin Hongla↑67′
11Martin Assomo↑85′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Cape Verde: 1504 → 1543
Cameroon: 1707 → 1668

Expected score for Cape Verde: 35.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 6 of 9, 2008–2025.

Cape Verde wins: 3
Draws: 2
Cameroon wins: 4

Form either side

Cape Verde

Before

2–2 v Mozambique 18 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
2–1 v Andorra 7 Oct 2020 · Friendly
1–2 v Guinea 10 Oct 2020 · Friendly
0–0 v Rwanda 12 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
0–0 v Rwanda 17 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020

After

1–0 v Mozambique 30 Mar 2021 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
0–2 v Senegal 8 Jun 2021 · Friendly
1–1 v Central African Republic 1 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–2 v Nigeria 7 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
2–1 v Liberia 7 Oct 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Cameroon

Before

1–0 v Rwanda 17 Nov 2019 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2019
0–0 v Japan 9 Oct 2020 · Friendly
0–0 v South Sudan 13 Oct 2020 · Friendly
4–1 v Mozambique 12 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020
2–0 v Mozambique 16 Nov 2020 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2020

After

0–0 v Rwanda 30 Mar 2021 · African Cup of Nations qualification 2021
1–0 v Nigeria 4 Jun 2021 · Friendly
0–0 v Nigeria 8 Jun 2021 · Friendly
2–0 v Malawi 3 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021
1–2 v Ivory Coast 6 Sep 2021 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2021

Road through the tournament

Cape Verde

3–1 v Cameroon 26 Mar 2021
1–0 v Mozambique 30 Mar 2021

Cameroon

1–3 v Cape Verde 26 Mar 2021
0–0 v Rwanda 30 Mar 2021

Every Cape Verde v Cameroon match9

From Cape Verde's side.


9 Sep 2025	Cameroon	1–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
8 Jun 2024	Cameroon	1–4	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024	—
17 Jan 2022	Cameroon	1–1	Away	African Cup of Nations 2022	Group stage
26 Mar 2021	Cameroon	3–1	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2021	—
13 Nov 2019	Cameroon	0–0	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2019	—
14 Oct 2012	Cameroon	1–2	Away	African Cup of Nations qualification 2012	—
8 Sep 2012	Cameroon	2–0	Home	African Cup of Nations qualification 2012	—
6 Sep 2008	Cameroon	1–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
31 May 2008	Cameroon	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: ESPN · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN